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Solar Storm

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture first look at sun’s poles

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the sun's elusive poles.The $1.5 billion spacecraft will join NASA's Parker Solar Probe, launched 1 1/2 years ago, in coming perilously close to the sun in…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Solar Storm

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun’s poles

Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture the first pictures of the sun's elusive poles. The $1.5 billion spacecraft will join NASA's Parker Solar Probe, launched 1 1/2 years ago, in coming perilously close to the sun in order to unveil…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Free Internet

How the US can help Iranians access the free, unfiltered internet

by Ahmed Batebi and Mamadou Babaei | February 10, 2020 12:00 AM During the November 2019 Iranian protests over gas price hikes, and during the December funerals of the protest victims, Iranians experienced a 10-day government-backed internet shutdown. During that “interruption,” about 1,500 people, including 443 women and 17 children,…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Singapore

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

IMAGE: The Australian black flying fox is a reservoir of Hendra virus, which can be transmitted to horses and sometimes humans. view more Credit: Photo courtesy of Linfa Wang, Duke University It's no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks in recent years -- SARS, MERS, Ebola, Marburg and…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Joker

2020 Oscars: Here’s a complete list of the winners

Here’s a complete list of winners from Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards: Best picture: “Parasite” Best actress in a leading role: Renee Zellweger, “Judy” Best actor in a leading role: Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” Best director: Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite” Actress in a supporting role: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” Actor in a supporting…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Joker

Oscars 2020: South Korea’s Parasite makes history by winning best picture

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Bong Joon-ho won best director and best original screenplay as well as best picture for Parasite South Korean film Parasite has been named best picture at this year's Oscars, becoming the first non-English language film to take the top prize.Renee Zellweger won best actress for…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Joker

Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscars speech talks about fight against injustice…and much more

By Proma Khosla2020-02-10 04:30:24 UTC Joaquin Phoenix's pile of acting awards for Todd Phillips' Joker now includes an Oscar. Phoenix took home the statue for Best Actor in a Leading Role on Sunday at the 92nd Academy Awards. Now experienced at accepting awards for his Joker performance, Phoenix once again…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Hydrogen

Why Hydrogen Is The Perfect Boat Fuel

Image: Energy Observer There are issues inherent with hydrogen as a fuel for cars. It is incredibly expensive and energy intensive to create, it is difficult to pressurise and transport, and the infrastructure for hydrogen as fuel is far less developed than battery electric charging. A few automotive manufacturers, chiefly…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Water Scarcity

Even The Mainstream Media Is Now Admitting That Humanity Is Facing “A Perfect Storm”

Over the last several decades, have we ever seen a year start as strangely as 2020 has? Global weather patterns have gone completely nuts, large earthquakes are popping off like firecrackers, it looks like the plague of locusts in Africa could soon develop into the worst in modern history, and…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Joker

Your 2020 Oscar Winners: Parasite and Joker’s Joaquin Phoenix Win Big

Joker and Parasite are now Oscar winners.Photo: Warner Bros., CJ EntertainmentThe 92nd Academy Awards ceremony is all wrapped up. Here are the winners. In another hostless year, Janelle Monáe (with special guest Billy Porter!) opened the Oscars with a fabulous musical number. The best films of 2019 were given the…

bubmagFebruary 10, 2020

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture first look at sun’s poles

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun’s poles

How the US can help Iranians access the free, unfiltered internet

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

2020 Oscars: Here’s a complete list of the winners

Oscars 2020: South Korea’s Parasite makes history by winning best picture

Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscars speech talks about fight against injustice…and much more

Why Hydrogen Is The Perfect Boat Fuel

Even The Mainstream Media Is Now Admitting That Humanity Is Facing “A Perfect Storm”

Your 2020 Oscar Winners: Parasite and Joker’s Joaquin Phoenix Win Big

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